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Subwoofer Now Installed
This is the final piece in the jigsaw for me in terms of upgrading my Pajero’s music system - the subwoofer.
I’d looked at various ways of adding the required bass to my system and decided an active (amplifier included) enclosed box system suited my needs the best. I read quite a few reviews on this particular box - the Vibe CBR10 Active EVO and thought I’d give it a go. I must say that after having it in place for a couple of weeks that I’m very pleased with my choice.
New Stereo Fitted
In my continuing quest for musical perfection (on a modest budget) I’ve now replaced the old unit that was in the car with a rather nice Kenwood KDC-W6537U. I actually bought it at Christmas and have only just gotten round to fitting it.
It’s not an expensive unit at all but does all the things I want with the power I want. Namely a cd player, can play from a USB device and has plenty of control over the outputs. Oh and two preouts as I want to add a subwoofer and may add another amp in the future. All for £99 and looking online now you can pick them up for £79. Car stereos really have come down in price over the years.
Adding Rear Speakers to the SWB Pajero
The next job on my list in terms of upgrading the music system was to add some rear speakers. Like the front doors, my Pajero didn’t have any rear panel speakers either and not even any holes in the panel.
So since I’d bought the truck I’d been running around with a home-made parcel shelf in the boot containing some 6×9 Kenwoods. This was OK, apart from the fact that I was compromising the little boot space I have in the shortie by having this shelf in place. Much better to have some in the rear panel I reckoned, plus this would free up space in the boot to house a sub-woofer box - I mean, who needs boot space?!! Seriously though, the sub-woofer box will be easily removable whereas my shelf wasn’t.
Adding Front Door Speakers
Having decided to upgrade the stereo system in my Pajero, the first thing I wanted to tackle was the front door speakers. From what I can gather, most Pajeros came out of the factory with some speakers fitted in the front doors, so it’s often a fairly easy job to upgrade the existing factory fitted ones with some more powerful ones. But my Pajero had none fitted at all so all I had was a blank panel.
Making a Parcel Shelf for Speakers
In a previous post I mentioned not wanting to mount some rear speakers in the side panels because of the problems involved. So I’ve decided to experiment with a parcel shelf to sit behind the rear seats which will house 2 6×9’s. Not sure if it’ll be what I want to do in the long term but at least it’ll keep me going for now.
Fitting New Dashboard Speakers
My Pajero came to me with just 2 speakers mounted in the dashboard that I assume were factory fitted by Mitsubishi. The sound was very poor so I decided to replace them as part of my upgrading of the sound system.
Adding Some Sounds
I didn’t get the Pajero for posing around on the street blasting loud music out the windows, but I do like some music now and again. When I bought the truck I noticed it had a modern looking JVC head unit but I didn’t bother testing it or anything as it’s the last thing on my mind when buying a car. But when I got it home I was amazed at just how poor it was.